Giants, Coughlin make Iona Prep’s opening week of practice a memorable one
Giants coach Tom Coughlin addresses Iona Prep players at the Quest Diagnostics Training Facility in East Rutherford, N.J., as Iona Prep coach Rick Trizano, right, looks on. For New Rochelle, N.Y.-based Iona Prep, the scheduled start of practice earlier this week wound up being a perfect storm of problems. “Due to the weather issues we […]
Donovan of Morristown (NJ), Brown of Fairfield (CT) earn Ivy League awards
From press release PRINCETON, N.J. – Cornell and Yale are two of seven remaining unbeaten teams nationally as week three of Ivy League men’s lacrosse cranks up. The Big Red moved to 3-0 with a pair of wins last week, while Yale held on to beat Bryant and move to 2-0. Cornell topped backyard-rival Binghamton […]
Seton Hall Prep (NJ) 2015 midfielder McHale eager to be a part of Providence’s lacrosse future
Joseph McHale liked what he saw at Providence College, including a new weight room and locker room. But it wasn’t just what he saw then, but the Friars’ vision for the future. “The new facilities and a new future stadium show a strong commitment to lacrosse,” he said. So it should come as nor surprise […]
Lacrosse Insider: Syracuse is No. 1 in Joe Lombardi’s Top 5 college rankings for 2014 tristate signings
The accelerated recruiting pace that Joe Lombardi (pictured here) analyzed in depth here yesterday has resulted in a scramble for top underclass talent among the nation’s top programs. So most of the recruiting battles for the Class of 2014 were won or lost more than a year ago – at least. Now that those verbals […]
Aggressive, athletic 2015 NJ Midfielder Gerhard is bound for Bucknell
Peter Gerhard is a Double A player. The Ranney High School (N.J.) junior has a combination of aggressiveness and athleticism that makes him perfect to play midfield. “My strengths as a player revolve around my ability to play both offense and defense as a midfielder,” he said. It’s proven effective both at the varsity level, […]
Syracuse wraps up fall exhibition schedule by beating SU Alumni Stars 13-10
From press release SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse varsity scored six straight goals in the second half to break open a tight game and defeat the Alumni All-Stars, 13-10, in the fourth-annual Orange Alumni Lacrosse Classic Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Carrier Dome. Kevin Rice (Skaneateles, N.Y.) and Dylan Donahue (Camillus, N.Y.) each had three […]
Blair Academy (NJ) attackman Marcus makes Franklin & Marshall his choice
If you’ve been following the reports from our LaxLessons.com Lacrosse Insider newsroom, you know it’s been a busy stretch for commitments from New Jersey. We now bring you another. It comes from Blair Academy 2014 attackman Griffin Marcus, who has decided on Division III power Franklin & Marshall, a commitment first reported when it was […]
Lacrosse Insider: NJ 2014 attackman, Upstate NY 2015 defender are both D-I bound
On a day in which the suspension of the entire Cornell University men’s lacrosse team is front and center in the news, we have two commitments to report. One comes from New Jersey and the other from Rochester, N.Y. Hobart University picked up its sixth Class of 2014 tristate verbal. Before we get to the […]
Lacrosse Insider: CT 2015 standout verbals to Virginia
It’s opening weekend for many varsity football teams in the tristate region, but we start this morning with a major lacrosse commitment. In fact, the commitment involves a football standout. Joe Lombardi is reporting that New Canaan High School (Conn.) junior attackman Michale Kraus has given a verbal to the University of Virginia, where his […]
Lacrosse Insider: Summit (NJ) standout gives Syracuse its third tristate Class of 2015 commit
Syracuse University has increased its number of 2015 tristate commits to three. Before we get to the latest verbal, here are the previous two: * Nick Mellen (West Genesee, N.Y.), defense * Riley O’Sullivan (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.), attack (decommitted from Georgetown) The latest rising junior to decide on SU is Andrew Helmer of New […]
Lacrosse Insider: Maverik Showtime all-star game breakdowns – Class of 2015
Final: Team Maverik (Blue) 14, Team Cascade (White) 12 A spectacular behind-the-back goal by Riley O’Sullivan (Don Bosco Prep, N.J./Syracuse) off a nice feed from fellow attackman Foster LeBoeuf (Phillips Andover, Mass./Uncommitted) with time winding down put an exclamation point on the win for Team Maverik. O’Sullivan finished with three goals. Three Team Maverik players […]
NJ HS squads will be featured at Konica Minolta Big City Classic
Now that the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic is one for the books, we can look ahead to the Konica Minolta Big City Classic. The Face-Off Classic, played Saturday, March 23 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, started with a 6-5 win for Garden City’s boys varsity team over Loyola-Blakefield (Md.). High school teams will also […]
Ridge (N.J.) defender Mangion will help Monmouth at its launch
When Brian Mangion was growing up in Basking Ridge, N.J., he never could have imagined that he would wind up playing his college lacrosse just 60 miles away at Monmouth University. The Ridge senior defenseman never could have imagined that for the simple reason that Monmouth did not decide to launch a lacrosse program until […]
Star men’s, women’s college players will be holding clinics for players in grades 5-12 next two Sundays at John Jay
John Jay’s all-time leading scorer in girls lacrosse, Casey Bocklet (pictured above), will be joined by two highly renowned teammates from the national power Northwestern University women’s lacrosse team for a special clinic/workout at John Jay High School in Cross River, N.Y., on Sunday, Dec. 11. West Bablyon’s Shannon Smith, the 2011 Tewaaraton winner as […]
Syracuse’s 2011 schedule released
We have been releasing some league alignments and non-section games for varsity teams from the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region the last few weeks. Speaking of which, I can report that games next season between Manhasset and John Jay as well as Ridgefield and John Jay are now set. There will, of course, be more to […]
